"Throughout the evolutionary
journey, human beings create masks to protect themselves from pain.
These masks are shaped through our possessions, our life’s history, our
personal environment, and the karma we carry. Some people learn that
they have to be a victim to get what they want, others learn that they
need to be aggressive. Some people believe that they need to be
charitable and religious, others believe they have to be criminals. Some
people wear the mask of self-sufficiency and superiority, others wear
the mask of helplessness and weakness. No matter what the mask is, it
has nothing to do with the truth of who you are.”

Yesterday Sen. Marco Rubio headlined a fundraiser for the vile Arizona
Center For Public Policy, which advocates for "ex-gay" torture among
other anti-gay positions. Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed:

Although there was no media inside the
room at the Center for Arizona Policy fundraiser, held at Arizona
Christian University, and a spokesperson from Rubio’s campaign did not
respond to repeated requests Wednesday for comment about the event or
what Rubio planned to say, at least two attendees did post on social
media from within the event with remarks from Rubio. “Even as I’m
speaking to you now, a human life is being terminated in America,” a
congressional staffer attending Wednesday’s event quoted Rubio as
saying. The staffer works for Rep. Trent Franks, who also was in
attendance. “Without faith at the core of our society, you fall into an
era of moral relativism,” the staffer quoted Rubio as saying. When Rubio
was discussing marriage, the Franks staffer did not quote Rubio
directly, but he tweeted, “Dangerous era in America, says @marcorubio,
where if you believe in the traditional definition of marriage, you’re a
bigot.”

Two weeks ago Rubio declared that he believes that sexual orientation is
"something people are born with." It doesn't appear that he addressed
"ex-gay" therapy during his speech.